Electoral reform is a perennial debate in UK politics. But it never comes to fruition – arguably because it’s never in the interests of the governing party to change the voting rules that got it into power. Now though, there are reasons to believe things could be about to change.
Labour won the 2024 general election by a landslide in the most disproportionate election ever, securing nearly two thirds of seats with only a third of the vote. Yet support for the party now sits at just 24%, placing it almost level with Reform UK in vote intention polls.
